Things I learned on the job this month
This was a purposefully somewhat lighter month in terms of work. I traveled to meet my new nephew and I didn’t want to overload myself and detract from all the important baby snuggling I had to do. Still, this month wasn’t without its work-related gems.
A type of immunotherapy used to treat cancer could also treat lupus.
You can now purchase a headband that quiets the noise in your brain so you can sleep.
There is an all-girls settlement in the West Bank. The sociological aspects of its existence are fascinating.
A few recommendations:
I finally got around to reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The book is a meditation on the reciprocal relationship between nature and humanity. It lays out how acknowledging and living within that reciprocity can not only be a guideline for our fight against climate change but also a way to live a life of gratitude and meaning. Kimmerer is a scientist and a storyteller and a guardian of the traditions of her people. Her ability to balance those varied aspects of her identity and pass that on to her reader is enricheed by her rich, poetic, and living prose.
For Boston area folks: The Henry Moore and Georgia O’Keefe exhibit at the MFA in Boston is great. I didn’t know much about Henry Moore before the exhibit, though unbeknownst to me, I passed one of his more well-known sculptures almost every day when I was an undergrad at the University of Chicago, but left the exhibit with a greater appreciation of his works and the milieu that he and O’Keefe were working in. And of course, O’Keefe is always amazing in her ability to capture the stillness of the desert in vivid color and form. It is definitely worth seeing.
That’s all for this month, folks.
Stay safe. Be well. Take naps.
